It's a play on words. Joan, who is the daughter of the Fairchilds (the ones who built the house) -- Joan's Sweet was supposed to represent the smaller more 'teenage' style room. It fits well if you see the property, but could see why it confuses.Just noticed this :
JOAN’S SWEET [/h4]
Is that supposed to be SUITE? Confused me for sure..
Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did..
Bob said:Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did.
Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did..
Amen to that! (thanks to the good people here they knowBob said:Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did.
Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did..
I totally agree. I know it's a big investment, but believe me when I say that it will pay for itself. Not only will the site look better, but the SEO will be built into the site and you will get far more people actually seeing your site and booking than you would by doing it yourself. Frankly, I went to your site to look at the updates you've done and I got so frustrated by the pictures taking so long on your rooms page (all those circling arrows!), I just left the site.Bob said:Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did.
Sorry, but I wouldnt consider that room a 'suite'. To me, a suite is larger and has a living area with at least a sofa/love seat. You may get guests that are disappointed, even though you state on the description that it's smaller.It's a play on words. Joan, who is the daughter of the Fairchilds (the ones who built the house) -- Joan's Sweet was supposed to represent the smaller more 'teenage' style room. It fits well if you see the property, but could see why it confuses.Just noticed this :
JOAN’S SWEET [/h4]
Is that supposed to be SUITE? Confused me for sure..
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I just had an inquiry from Scotland.Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did..I totally agree. I know it's a big investment, but believe me when I say that it will pay for itself. Not only will the site look better, but the SEO will be built into the site and you will get far more people actually seeing your site and booking than you would by doing it yourself. Frankly, I went to your site to look at the updates you've done and I got so frustrated by the pictures taking so long on your rooms page (all those circling arrows!), I just left the site.Bob said:Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did.
In 2010 our business took a 10% dip in revenue for the first time. We had a professionally done website, but it was getting dated. We tightened our belts in other areas, then we had our site re-done and it launched Jan 2011. Guess what happened..we increased revenue by 23% !!! It was definitely worth the money to get our site updated.
Your website is the single most important investment you'll make. Please consider a professional website done by a b&b web designer.
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Our county just got a grant for $50,000 to promote tourism and the biggest chunk of that is going to a new website. The old one which is 10 years old...I have cobbled together to keep it going from the original one but I could only do so much without redoing the entire thing and unfortunately, I don't do membership database stuff and not a graphic designer...and was a much bigger task than I personally could handle. I may however still be the "updater" for the new site when it gets on line. I believe JB knows the designer / company ..from her neck of the woods: -) I am anxiously waiting to see what they come up with.I just had an inquiry from Scotland.Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did..I totally agree. I know it's a big investment, but believe me when I say that it will pay for itself. Not only will the site look better, but the SEO will be built into the site and you will get far more people actually seeing your site and booking than you would by doing it yourself. Frankly, I went to your site to look at the updates you've done and I got so frustrated by the pictures taking so long on your rooms page (all those circling arrows!), I just left the site.Bob said:Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did.
In 2010 our business took a 10% dip in revenue for the first time. We had a professionally done website, but it was getting dated. We tightened our belts in other areas, then we had our site re-done and it launched Jan 2011. Guess what happened..we increased revenue by 23% !!! It was definitely worth the money to get our site updated.
Your website is the single most important investment you'll make. Please consider a professional website done by a b&b web designer.
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I was discussing this topic with a pro in the "rebranding" field last week. There is just no way to convince this town, or this county (where all the money goes) to build a tourism based website, nonewhatsoever. The more the schools scream and march around school because they want raises, the further on the backburner tourism is put. Just like you said Bob and BD, it is investment, the sooner you do it the sooner you revamp the $. Or to put it harshly - the less likely chance of you to go under the first year. That is a bold statement but true. If this county would only consider far reaching effects of tourism dollar as economic impact on this community...they have no clue, they don't get it and they don't want to get it. They don't want to be on the map, I guess.
We have a major movie coming out in august, major, nothing, no one cares. It is a GOLD NUGGET sitting there ready to be revealed...I will have to really focus on that these next couple months.
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Our county just got a grant for $50,000 to promote tourism and the biggest chunk of that is going to a new website. The old one which is 10 years old...I have cobbled together to keep it going from the original one but I could only do so much without redoing the entire thing and unfortunately, I don't do membership database stuff and not a graphic designer...and was a much bigger task than I personally could handle. I may however still be the "updater" for the new site when it gets on line. I believe JB knows the designer / company ..from her neck of the woods: -) I am anxiously waiting to see what they come up with.I just had an inquiry from Scotland.Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did..I totally agree. I know it's a big investment, but believe me when I say that it will pay for itself. Not only will the site look better, but the SEO will be built into the site and you will get far more people actually seeing your site and booking than you would by doing it yourself. Frankly, I went to your site to look at the updates you've done and I got so frustrated by the pictures taking so long on your rooms page (all those circling arrows!), I just left the site.Bob said:Hello! I'm going to get to the point. Many of us have been in business for a long time. So we know a little about what we are doing. "We have been there, done that!" This is the front door to your business. From what I can tell, your property is unique. That said, your website does not excite me. You have spent 100,s of thousands on your property. Your website does not portray that. I know you think you can save money and do this part yourself. I thought that with our Bed and Breakfast. For years I did my own. 2 years ago I spent almost $7000 on a professional built site. It was the best business investment I ever made. I increased our business by at least 36% each month. I'm still upset that I didn't do this sooner. I'm not trying to upset you. Just trying to help you not make the same mistakes I did.
In 2010 our business took a 10% dip in revenue for the first time. We had a professionally done website, but it was getting dated. We tightened our belts in other areas, then we had our site re-done and it launched Jan 2011. Guess what happened..we increased revenue by 23% !!! It was definitely worth the money to get our site updated.
Your website is the single most important investment you'll make. Please consider a professional website done by a b&b web designer.
.
I was discussing this topic with a pro in the "rebranding" field last week. There is just no way to convince this town, or this county (where all the money goes) to build a tourism based website, nonewhatsoever. The more the schools scream and march around school because they want raises, the further on the backburner tourism is put. Just like you said Bob and BD, it is investment, the sooner you do it the sooner you revamp the $. Or to put it harshly - the less likely chance of you to go under the first year. That is a bold statement but true. If this county would only consider far reaching effects of tourism dollar as economic impact on this community...they have no clue, they don't get it and they don't want to get it. They don't want to be on the map, I guess.
We have a major movie coming out in august, major, nothing, no one cares. It is a GOLD NUGGET sitting there ready to be revealed...I will have to really focus on that these next couple months.
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Yes one and the same. I gave him your name. Specifically when he mentioned your county coming up as his next project. Told him about your work in the area. I see towns and communities that he had rebranded all over the place now, like Botetourt with Concerts, Wine Trails, Recreation - such style and makes you want to jump in the car and go there!catlady said:Our county just got a grant for $50,000 to promote tourism and the biggest chunk of that is going to a new website. The old one which is 10 years old...I have cobbled together to keep it going from the original one but I could only do so much without redoing the entire thing and unfortunately, I don't do membership database stuff and not a graphic designer...and was a much bigger task than I personally could handle. I may however still be the "updater" for the new site when it gets on line. I believe JB knows the designer / company ..from her neck of the woods: -) I am anxiously waiting to see what they come up with.
You have a beautiful place and there is nothing wrong with your website. It shows very well and is easy not navigate and that is all you need. Save your money - in my opinion there is no need to spend $7000 or anywere close to that. As the time goes you can always make some improvements - now you just concentrate on doing good business. Good luck and all the best..
April, I am not being snarky but I do have to ask this since you see no reason to spend money on a professional web site as has been suggested by INNKEEPERS who have gone from did my own to getting it done and attesting to the INCREASE in business and by people who actually DESIGN web site and create them but have not even suggested to be hired - mainly because they do not want to do this one. The question is this - do you have an inn with a web site and if so how much traffic and bookings does it bring you? I have seen this group give actuall coding to fix problems, take their valuable time to analyze a web site problem and make suggestions to fix the problem - all without compensation.April said:You have a beautiful place and there is nothing wrong with your website. It shows very well and is easy not navigate and that is all you need. Save your money - in my opinion there is no need to spend $7000 or anywere close to that. As the time goes you can always make some improvements - now you just concentrate on doing good business. Good luck and all the best.
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